Stage one : before litigation -- pt. 1. Preliminary questions -- Cause of action -- Locus standi -- Jurisdiction -- pt. 2. Pre-litigation issues -- Demand -- Calculation of time limits -- Service of legal documents -- Action or application -- Stage two : Litigation -- pt. 1. Applications -- General principles -- 'On notice' applications -- Ex parte applications -- pt. 2. Actions -- Pleadings -- Pre-trial procedures -- Trial -- Judgment, interest and costs -- Stage three : After litigation -- pt. 1. Appeals and reviews -- Appeals -- Reviews -- pt. 2. Debt collection procedures -- Writs and warrants of execution -- Section 65 procedure -- Administration orders -- Stage four : Additional procedures -- Settlement -- Provisional sentence -- Interim relief pending judgment -- Arrest tamquam suspectus de fuga -- Multiple parties and actions -- Interdicts -- Drastic procedures -- Declarations of rights and stated cases -- Small Claims Court procedures -- Other civil courts -- Annexures : A. Alternative dispute resolution in civil practice -- B. Impact of National Credit Act and the Consumer Protection Act on civil procedure -- C. Diagrams -- D. Precedents -- E. Citations -- F. Short form, particulars of claim.